Religion is the mortar that binds society together; the granite pedestal of liberty; the strong backbone of the social system.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.

Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

A sunny temper [an attitude of gratitude for what blessings and mercies there are] gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud.

More tears are shed in playhouses than in churches.

Prayer flies where the eagle never flew.

The Christian is not always praying; but within his bosom is a heaven-kindled love--fires of desire, fervent longings--which make him always ready to pray, and often engage him in prayer.

The finest flowers of genius have grown in an atmosphere where those of Nature are prone to droop, and difficult to bring to maturity.

The work that is done in love loses half its tedium and difficulty.

The hope of immortality makes heroes of cowards.

To be rich, don’t try to earn money. To grow abundance, never forget to cultivate your mind.

Vanity remains a feeble weaponThe delusional wearer of it considers herself strong

Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant of a teacher and a learner.

Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom.

It is more worthy in the eyes of God . . . if a writer makes three pages sharp and funny about the lives of geese than to make three hundred fat and flabby about God or the American people.

There is an aura of changelessness to sport. There is the flux of competition, but it occurs within the ordering confinement of clear rules.

The Queen Elizabeth II provides vast amounts of entertainment for an age that has forgotten how to amuse itself unaided.

Legislators need to support privacy to establish consumer confidence.

There is nothing so lowering to one's self-esteem as the affectionate contempt of a beloved cat.

The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.